Neon-sign Transformer - Other Uses

Other Uses

Besides the obvious purpose of powering neon signs, iron cored NST's are often used by hobbyists for:

• Tesla coil power supplies – used in small to medium sized tesla coils as the main source of high voltage.
• Jacob's Ladder – a climbing arc device often pictured in older horror films.
• Charging Capacitors – an NST makes a useful high voltage power supply to charge high voltage capacitors. Although the output of an NST is AC, it can be rectified by the proper diode or bridge rectifier.

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